Crew History
Sub-Lt. Setsuo Kuno was in the 67th Class (1939) from the Navy Academy at Eta Jima.

Aircraft HistoryBuilt by Nakajima. Manufacture Number unknown. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). Assigned to the Junyō.

Wartime History
On October 17, 1942 took off from
Junyō escorted by A6M2 Zeros along with B5N2 Kates from Hiyo on a mission to attack American shipping offshore Lunga Point on Guadalcanal. Over the target, this aircraft was intercepted and shot down by an F4F Wildcat from VMF-121 and crashed on land near Cape Esperance.

One crew member escaped the crash, and met a downed Zero pilot Kaname Harada in the jungle. Together, the two tried to save Maruyama, trapped in the wreckage but were unsucessful. They stayed with the bodies for one night before leaving.

Rescue
They were finally rescued by a group of Japanese engineers who were building a submarine base Kamimbo Bay (Tambea)